USD Football 2006

USD Athletic Facilities

USD ATHLETIC FACILITIES

The Jenny Craig Pavilion The Jenny Craig Pavilion serves as home to the Toreros men's and women's basketball teams as well as the women 's volleyball team. This 17.5 million dollar area has a seating capacity of 5,100 as has quickly garnered major attention from around the region , and the West Coast Conference selected USO as the site of the 2001 , 2002 and 2003 wee Basketball Champion– ships, it has hosted the 2002 California Junior College Basketball Champion– ships, the annual Kiwanis Basketball Tournament, the Darrell Russell Celeb– rity Charity Basketball game, the 2003 NFL Celebrity Basketball Game, the Official Super Bowl XXXVII Luncheon , and the 2004 Judo National Champi– onships. Cunningham Baseball Stadium T he Cunningham Baseball Stadium serves as the home diamond to the USO Baseball team. Since its inception in 1970, the stadium has undergon several renovations. Prior to the 2003 campaign , the stadium received several significant additions . A "Turf Tech" synthetic grass surface was installed in the foul areas between first and third base. Secondly, a new press box was built at the top of Cunningham Stadium that keeps the central architectural theme of 16th century Spanish Renaissance alive. In addition, a new public address system has been added. The playing surface consists of "Bullseye" Bermuda grass and the dirt portion of the infield is crushed red brick. In 2006 the stadium received a brand new scoreboard . Torero Stadium Torero Stadium serves as home to both the USO football and soccer programs. The stadium has recently received renovations that were completed to host the WUSA San Diego Spirit, with over $3.5 million dollars spent to enlarge the seating areas and add spectator comforts. Torero stadium capacity is now 6 ,000. In 2001 , the installation of the upgraded lighting system took place, and the final piece of the renova– tions was a Daktronics video board that plays movie clips and replays , as well as scoreboard information . The playing surface is "Bullseye" Bermuda grass, with soccer dimensions measuring 118 yards x 72 ya rds , with football conforming to NCAA regulations. USD Softball Complex The USO Softball Complex serves as the home diamond for the Torero softball team. The playing surface is "Bullseye" Bermuda grass , with the facility also including two batting cages that allow players to work on their hitting skills. A lighted LED Daktronics scoreboard sits over the right field fence and allows fans to be updated on game stats. Sta– dium seating capacity is 325, and spectators are also comforted by a full-service concessions stand and public facilities. The stadium is also lighted, enabling night games. In addition, a new public address system has been added, as well as a press box down the third base line.